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Posted by JimR on June 14, 2007, 9:22 pm
>I have a screened-in breezeway between our house and detached garage,
> and our small children (and their many friend :) ) kept pushing on the
> screen door's lower panel, instead of against the frame, until the top
> tore clean out.
> Taking out the existing spline and screen material wasn't too much
> trouble. I cut (a little over-sized since this is my first attempt) a
> 24x30 panel from a roll of new screen. I found it nearly impossible to
> push in both the screen and spline at the same time, as instructed.
> I found the first trick, which seems to be to roll in the screen by
> itself first, and then try to roll in the spline. However, it still
> takes a lot of effort to push it in, and I'm tearing edge of the
> screen as I do it, which defeates the purpose of the repair.
> Could anyone tell me if there is an additional trick to getting the
> (solid/flat D-shaped) spline in the groove without destroying the
> screen, or describe in exhaustive and graphic details how it should be
> done?
> Thanks much for any pointer,
>
> Ismail
>
Check on your installation tool. There's a cheap version, with a plastic
handle and a roller on either end, which is marginal at best.
Then I found a more heavy-duty tool, with aluminum body, built-in razor
trimmer, and sturdier wheel. With this one, the spline goes in with no
trouble whatsoever.
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